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The Australia-United Kingdom-United States alliance has been sharing information on each other's capabilities to plan a path forward for the future Australian nuclear-powered submarine, according to a senior U.S. Navy leader.
As industry faces workforce shortages, supply chain issues and inflation, the Navy must maintain an open dialogue with contractors while holding them to their commitments, the service's under secretary said today.
The Navy is testing out innovative technologies from industry and academia to improve the service's approach to maintenance and potentially help sailors conduct repairs at sea.
After the U.S. Navy stopped an Iranian naval support ship from capturing one of 5th Fleet's unmanned surface vessels in the Arabian Gulf, the Pentagon said the incident is indicative of Tehran's ongoing disruptive activity in the region.
The Navy canceled Raytheon Technologies' Dual-mode Array Transmitter program for Littoral Combat Ships and frigates earlier this year due to technical challenges with the sonar.
Construction on the Navy's first Constellation-class frigate officially begins today as the Navy looks to the small combatant to model conditions-based maintenance for the rest of the surface fleet.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA -- As HII continues building the Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-80), the Navy and its industry partner are detailing the benefits of a block buy for the program.
As the Navy begins operating its unmanned surface vessels in the fleet, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is making strides on an ambitious concept for a vessel that could operate at sea for a year without any human intervention.
ANNAPOLIS, MD -- The newest Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel will transit to the West Coast to begin fleet operations and will be joined by the Navy's next prototype in 2023.
The Navy will begin construction of the first Constellation-class frigate this month, according to a service official.
The Navy will build its Littoral Combat Ship presence in the Western Pacific to six vessels in the next few years, a top service official said today.
Lockheed Martin has delivered its multimission laser weapon system to the Navy, slated to be operational at sea in fiscal year 2023.
The Navy wants to decommission 39 ships in fiscal year 2023, according to its annual ship inactivation schedule.
The Navy's MQ-8C Fire Scout exercised its expeditionary capability off the coast of California this summer, landing and operating in an austere location.
Boeing will begin converting the first Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the most advanced version of the fighter jet at the end of this year.
As China flexes its military muscle around Taiwan and the U.S. Navy continues its freedom-of-navigation operations, analysts say a potential blockade or quarantine of Taiwan is more likely than an invasion of the island, a scenario that will weigh heavily on U.S. policy decisions.
The Government Accountability Office has shut down a contract award protest from Textron Systems over the Navy's Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Surface Vessel, according to an Aug. 1 decision.
The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit is searching for commercial small boats to conduct littoral and distributed maritime operations.
As tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific and the annual Rim of the Pacific exercise concludes, the commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet emphasized the importance of partnerships and maintaining the rules-based order.
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL -- As the Navy's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye operates in the Mediterranean Sea and the Indo-Pacific, Northrop Grumman is pursuing a sixth-generation command and control capability to keep the aircraft relevant into the 2040s and beyond. (UPDATED)